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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (1969–2004)}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2011}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Domenic Mobilio
| image =
| fullname = 
| birth_date = January 14, 1969
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|11|13|1969|1|14}}
| death_place = [[Burnaby]], British Columbia, Canada
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1987–2000
| years2 = 1989–1992
| years3 = 1993–1994
| years4 = 1993–1996
| years5 = 1996–1999
| years6 = 1999–2000
| years7 = 2000–2001
| clubs1 = [[Vancouver 86ers]]
| clubs2 = [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]] (indoor)
| clubs3 = → [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
| clubs4 = [[Harrisburg Heat (NPSL/MISL)|Harrisburg Heat]] (indoor)
| clubs5 = [[Edmonton Drillers (NPSL)|Edmonton Drillers]] (indoor)
| clubs6 = [[Philadelphia Kixx]] (indoor)
| clubs7 = [[Detroit Rockers]] (indoor)
| caps1 = 280
| caps2 = 182
| caps3 = 2
| caps4 = 46
| caps5 = 79
| caps6 = 59
| caps7 = 15
| goals1 = 167
| goals2 = 171
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 72
| goals5 = 92
| goals6 = 96
| goals7 = 27
| totalcaps = 661
| totalgoals = 625
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 3
}}

'''Domenic Mobilio''' (January 14, 1969 – November 13, 2004) was a Canadian professional [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]].

==Club career==
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Born in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Mobilio was a long-time member of the [[Vancouver 86ers]] turned [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]. He played 14 seasons beginning with the team in the [[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]], later joining the [[American Professional Soccer League]], before finishing up a Whitecap. He retired from the professional outdoor game in 2001.

Although Mobilio had trials overseas, most notably in Scotland (he played two [[Scottish Premier Division]] games in the 93/94 season for [[Dundee F.C.]]) and the Netherlands, he never left Vancouver. His 167 goals in 280 games is second for a player in professional soccer in Canada and the United States after the [[North American Soccer League (1968)|NASL]]'s great [[Giorgio Chinaglia]] and his total of 243.<!--Isn't he the highest scoring professional Canadian player?--> He was a six time league all-star (CSL 1988, 1990, and 1991; APSL 1993 and 1996; A-League, 1997); the CSL's all-time leading scorer and 1990 top scorer and MVP. He began the 1996-1997 NPSL season with the [[Harrisburg Heat (NPSL/MISL)|Harrisburg Heat]], but was traded to the [[Edmonton Drillers (NPSL)|Edmonton Drillers]] after seven games.

He also was a long-time pro [[indoor soccer]] player, being named [[Major Soccer League|MISL]] Newcomer of the Year for 1989 playing for the [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]]. He played with the Blast until 1992. Mobilio also played in the [[National Professional Soccer League II|National Professional Soccer League]] with the [[Philadelphia Kixx]] and the [[Detroit Rockers]].

== International career ==
Mobilio was a member of the Canadian U-20 team which competed at the [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship]] and that won the gold medal in the [[Football at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie|1989 Jeux de la Francophonie]].

He made his senior debut for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in a January 1986 friendly match against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and went on to earn 25 caps. Mobilio scored three goals, all coming in a nearly successful qualifying campaign for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] finals.<ref>FIFA Player Profiles: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010001543/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54326/index.html Domenic Mobilio]</ref>

His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]].

==Coaching career ==
Upon retirement, Mobilio worked as a technical director with the Coquitlam City Soccer Association and became a coach of youth soccer in [[Coquitlam]].<ref name="sochof">Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame: [http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/OSN.nsf/c1bfa845a2dec3bf85256b0b005d4116/2c65ec4c305bc7c98525728a00681dcd?OpenDocument Domenic Mobilio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809201719/http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/OSN.nsf/c1bfa845a2dec3bf85256b0b005d4116/2c65ec4c305bc7c98525728a00681dcd?OpenDocument |date=August 9, 2009 }} Retrieved on March 20, 2009</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Mobilio attended high school at [[Templeton Secondary School]] in East Vancouver, graduating in 1987.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} He was not only a prolific soccer player at Templeton but also, a star basketball player.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

His cousin Melissa Mobilio played for [[Vancouver Whitecaps Women]] and the [[Trinity Western Spartans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.twu.ca/athletics/womens-soccer/player-rosters/2008-2009/melissa-mobilio.html |title=Trinity Western University Profile |publisher=Twu.ca |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426213719/http://twu.ca/athletics/womens-soccer/player-rosters/2008-2009/melissa-mobilio.html |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Mobilio died in 2004 at age 35 of a sudden and massive [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], suffered while driving from a friend's house in [[Burnaby]] after playing a game of amateur soccer.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/former-canadian-soccer-player-domenic-mobilio-dies-1.513112 Former Canadian soccer player Domenic Mobilio dies] - CBC Sports</ref> Friends and relatives then established a foundation in his memory to fund various soccer associations to allow under privileged children an opportunity to enjoy the sport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domenicmobilio.org/ |title=Domenic Mobilio Foundation |publisher=Domenicmobilio.org |access-date=November 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629191124/http://www.domenicmobilio.org/ |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || April 18, 1993|| [[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby]], Canada || {{fb|HND}} || 1-1 || 3-1 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2 || May 2, 1993|| [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || 2-1 || 2-1 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3 || July 31, 1993|| [[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]], Canada || {{fb|AUS}} || 2-1 || 2-1 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
Mobilio was inducted into the [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref name="sochof" /> He was inducted in the [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]] Hall of Fame on February 16, 2008.<ref>Baltimore Blast: [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3589131 Fifth Class to be Inducted into Blast Hall of Fame]</ref>

==External links ==
*{{Canada Soccer player|id=2232}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
*{{NFT player|pid=13883}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090219050956/http://www.cmfsc.ca/domenictribute.htm Dominic Mobilio Tributes at Coquitlam MFSC]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209151330/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/86788.html Tribute and Bio] - USL Soccer

==References==
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{{Canada squad 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame}}
{{Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

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